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Passive Voice Complete

The document discusses changing sentences from active to passive voice. It provides 25 examples of rewriting sentences from active to passive voice by changing the subject to the recipient of the action and using forms of "to be" plus the past participle of the verb. For example, the active sentence "They make shoes in that factory" becomes the passive sentence "Shoes are made in that factory."

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Passive Voice Complete

The document discusses changing sentences from active to passive voice. It provides 25 examples of rewriting sentences from active to passive voice by changing the subject to the recipient of the action and using forms of "to be" plus the past participle of the verb. For example, the active sentence "They make shoes in that factory" becomes the passive sentence "Shoes are made in that factory."

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Change to the Passive

The passive voice denotes that the subject of a sentence is the recipient of the action (the patient) rather than the performer (the agent). VERB to Be (verb tense) + participle of the verb 1. They make shoes in that factory. Shoes __________________ in that factory. 2. People must not leave bicycles in the driveway. Bicycles _________________ in the driveway. 3. They built that skyscraper in 1934. That skyscraper _________________ in 1934. 4. People are reading the newspaper now. The newspaper________________________. 5. The students will nish the course by July. The course _____________________ by July. 6. They are repairing the streets this month. The streets ________________this month. 7. They make these tools of plastic. These tools ______________________ of plastic. 8. They have nished the new product design. The new product design ___________________. 9. They were cooking dinner when I arrived. Dinner ___________________ when I arrived. 10. Smithers painted 'Red Sunset' in 1986. 'Red Sunset' ____________________ in 1986 by Smithers. 11. They had nished the preparations by the time the guests arrived. The preparations _____________________by the time the guests arrived. 12. You should take care when working on electrical equipment. Care _______________________ when working on electrical equipment.

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13. They are going to perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony next weekend. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony _____________________ next weekend. 14. Someone will speak Japanese at the meeting. Japanese ______________________at the meeting. 15. Karen is going to prepare the refreshments. The refreshments ________________________ by Karen. 16. You should open your workbooks. Your workbooks ______________________. 17.They don't speak English in this shop. English__________________________ in this shop. 18. The mechanic was repairing the DVD recorder. The DVD______________________ by the mechanic. 19. Michael has not sent me the text message. The text message __________________________. 20.They grow coffee in Kenya. Coffee ___________________ in Kenya. 21.They sent her an invitation. An invitation ____________________ to her. 22.They'll serve you lunch on the plane. Lunch _______________________on the plane. 23. He gave her a present for her birthday. A present _____________________ to her for her birthday. 24. Emily and Patrick ate my chocolate. My chocolate __________________ by Emily and Patrick. 25. Her father taught her how to drive. She ______________________ how to drive by her father. 26. We will warn her about the road. She _____________________about the road.

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